The consumption volume of cobalt worldwide amounted to approximately 135,200 metric tons in 2020. That was about 800 metric tons less than the cobalt consumption worldwide in the previous year.
Consumption volume of cobalt worldwide in 2019 and 2020 (in metric tons)
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Cobalt Institute. (May 17, 2021). Consumption volume of cobalt worldwide in 2019 and 2020 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142907/global-cobalt-consumption/
Cobalt Institute. "Consumption volume of cobalt worldwide in 2019 and 2020 (in metric tons)." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142907/global-cobalt-consumption/
Cobalt Institute. (2021). Consumption volume of cobalt worldwide in 2019 and 2020 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142907/global-cobalt-consumption/
Cobalt Institute. "Consumption Volume of Cobalt Worldwide in 2019 and 2020 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142907/global-cobalt-consumption/
Cobalt Institute, Consumption volume of cobalt worldwide in 2019 and 2020 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142907/global-cobalt-consumption/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Consumption volume of cobalt worldwide in 2019 and 2020 (in metric tons) [Graph], Cobalt Institute, May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142907/global-cobalt-consumption/